FRANKENHONDA II the 1982 DOHC CB 750F2 Build

No bunble wrap, use the thin foam inderlay for floating floors. Its strong and thin works awesome. Cheap too.
 
Ok so today made some good progress managed to hit the frame again with the wire brush then paint it up.

First I had to de tab the frame
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tabs done

Then on to spraying. Let me go on the record as saying I'm not even a spray painters, butchers, second cousins, Guinea pigs vet.

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Luckily the clothes line is weight rated

Next we went to the mill to modify the top triple

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Set up is everything
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First we wanted to make the slot to house the idiot lights
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Originally there was a Suzuki emblem countersunk into the triple and its dimensions were larger top to bottom than the idiot lights so we chamfered all around the gauge.

Next we decided to use the hole that use to mount the ignition, and bore it out large enough to house the speedometer.

We had to be careful not to take out any of the ribs on the underside of the triple
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it was slow going so we tried our luck with a 54mm circular cutter
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It paid off

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Then it was back to boring until we got it to the required size

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Then the final test to see if it's the right size
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Success!! We then needed to drill holes and tap threads on the underside of the triple to secure the gauges
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Pretty happy with today's progress, tomorrow I'll get some more paint and put another few coats on the frame and the discretely bring it in to the lounge room and put it under the heating ducts to try and bake it... then it's on to the engine




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Can't take credit for the machine work that was the old man he's the one with all the cool toys


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Top triple came out great, fits really well with the speedo. That's a good looking unit btw. Nice work!


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It's from Daytona I can't wait to see them both lit up.... although that's going to be a little way down the track yet


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Ok so I drilled and taped a thread in the rear of the Triple to hold the speedo
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I messed up the M5 tap attempt and had to re drill it and go up to a M6

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Thankfully I nailed it second time round, I then decided to see how hi temp caliper paint would come up I figured if I didn't like it I would just strip it and get it anodised

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I'm pretty happy with the way it looks see how it lasts

I then touched up a few parts on the frame I wasn't happy with and managed to sneak it into the lounge room without too much protest from the minister for war and finance

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Was hoping to achieve more but such is life. Tomorrow engine I'll have to work out how the hell im going to prop it to spray. I'm thinking this one may be a little too much for the clothesline

Open to suggestions I purchased some steel rod and was thinking maybe using wood either that or I'll attempt my first mig welding project





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So when I went to the auto shop to get some heave duty degreaser I noticed a atv jack on sale for $70

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Probably couldn't raise a family underneath it but it will do while the degreaser was soaking in I thought I'd try my hand at rebuilding the rear brake caliper

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So being a noob and a bit of a retard I remover the brake line DONT do this as I learned you'll need that connected to pump the caliper pistons out later .

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So you have to remove this retaining plate to allow you to slip out the two pins that hold in the brake pad

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I then pushed both pads together so as not to jag on the pins as I pulled them
Out
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It was at this point the light bulb went on and I reconnected the brake lines and began to pump the pedal

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Unfortunately one of the pistons was slightly seized and being a dumbass I didn't put something in place to stop one coming out while the other one came along.
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Take two

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Finally out but upon closer inspection I wasn't happy with the state of them so I've ordered some more unfortunately this means this job won't be getting completed this break boo

I've soaked the caliper in thinners to eat away the paint and hopefully tomorrow I'll strip it back and spray it up



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So I found a few runs on the triple so had to fix it up, or risk having it do my head in every time I ride it.

Then I turned my attention to the caliper that I had left soaking over night

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After a whole lot of scrubbing with various brushes it ended up coming up not too bad
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Once it was ready I reinserted the pistons, valve and some bolts to stop the paint getting in and undoing all my hard work
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I then set up a bracket to hole the caliper so I could paint it
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Tomorrow after the paint has hardened I'll try to grind back the paint off the Honda see how it goes


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Sitting in the lounge room admiring my crazy can spray job I realised I needed to replace the grease nipple on the swing arm

Unfortunately it was snapped off in the hole
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Got the easy out

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Then boom just like new
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Sitting in the lounge room admiring my crazy can spray job I realised I needed to replace the grease nipple on the swing arm

Unfortunately it was snapped off in the hole
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Got the easy out

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Then boom just like new
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Ok so I sprayed up the engine, it's good from a far but far from good

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See how I go, I will have to let it dry for at least another day and maybe try to install it on Sunday

I've decided I'm not happy with the way the triple came up in paint so I going to send it away to get anodised, hopefully that will get done while I'm away at work.

Tomorrow I'll try to touch up the brake caliper so you can see the Honda logo, not sure how much more I'll achieve this break.

Still have to send the rear disc away to get cross drilled

Fabricate the rear set brackets and get on to the seat section lol the list goes on maybe I'll try my hand at the seat again


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Ok so I'll probably need to polish up the side covers more but I fly out to work tomorrow so wanted to put everything back together so bolts and stuff don't disappear

Yesterday I sprayed over the Honda logos with black paint then tried to polish it back to bring it up somewhat newer
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This is how the brake caliper came up
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I was going to try and remake a seat but the paint on the frame has only cured for a few days and it's been cold so I'm worrried I'll scratch it ir I try to put it back together





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Well this is it

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Fly out to work tomorrow morning just enough time to clean up the shed and put everything in a safe place

I sprayed another coat onto the frame this way it will have 6 weeks to cure

I think once I reassemble the frame and engine I may try to make a different seat pan not sure if I'm 100% happy with the original shape few too many faults

Then I need to work out where to put the electrics

Oh well it's only online shopping from here until I return can anyone recommend somewhere to get different kinds of led or projector headlights that's one of the last couple of things I need to buy


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Why are you mounting a steering damper on this bike? With the OEM head angle and the modern forks, you're going to have miles and miles of trail. You won't need the damper at all.

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The forks are infact shorter, im not sure by how much maybe an inch or so plus the front tyre is smaller in diameter by 2 in. I thought that would decrease the trail ??

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